Cristiano Ronaldo has enjoyed sharing Ballon d'Or honours with Lionel Messi over the past decade and insists he is not "obsessed" by football's most celebrated individual award.

Real Madrid's march to glory in LaLiga and the Champions League last season helped Ronaldo to make it five Ballons d'Or apiece along with Barcelona great Messi.

You have to go back to Kaka in 2007 for the last time the award went to any player outside of this era's dominant performers and Messi is well-placed to make it 6-5, given Barca's vice-like grip on the title race in LaLiga this time around.

"To be honest, I never thought I'd win one Ballon d’Or or two, and certainly not five. So, if I can't win the Ballon d'Or in the future, I'll still feel so, so, so, proud of myself," Ronaldo said, in quotes reported by AS.

"Of course, my ambition is to win more individual awards and trophies with the team, but I won't be obsessed with the Ballon d'Or.

"It's good to have shared the award with Messi over the past few years. It's good to share this award with a great player.

"I feel good, I’m very satisfied with my career, but I'll keep working hard."

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